CC Adi 16.78 (1975)
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Ādi-līlā - Chapter 16: The Pastimes of the Lord in His Childhood and Youth
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 78
- 'lakṣmīr iva' arthālaṅkāra--upamā-prakāśa
- āra arthālaṅkāra āche, nāma--'virodhābhāsa'
SYNONYMS
lakṣmīr iva—the words lakṣmīr iva (like Lakṣmī); artha-alaṅkāra—ornamental use of the meaning; upamā—analogy; prakāśa—manifestation; āra—also; artha-alaṅkāra—ornamental use of meaning; āche—there is; nāma—which is named; virodha-ābhāsa—possibility of contradiction.
TRANSLATION
"The use of the words 'lakṣmīr iva' ['like Lakṣmī'] manifests the ornament of meaning called upamā [analogy]. There is also the further ornament of meaning called virodhābhāsa, or a contradictory indication.